Speaker: Rev. Morgan McLean

First Sunday In-Person Worship: Outdoor Multigenerational Deck the Halls

CELEBRATION! Join Rev. Beth Banks and Rev. Morgan McLean for a brief outdoor multi-generational worship, including the Sparks Choir, and a message for all. Worship will be followed by making ornaments and our traditional tree trimming. We’ll be decorating a larger space than we’ve done in past years! Or join us remotely at 10:30am: https://zoom.us/j/98143574780 If you … Continue reading First Sunday In-Person Worship: Outdoor Multigenerational Deck the Halls

IN-PERSON & ONLINE WORSHIP: Celebration of Remembrance

In-Person Arrival Time: 10:15–10:30am Online Start time: 10:30am  Come together on the UUCD grounds for an outdoor Celebration of Remembrance and worship enjoying the beauty of the brilliant pistache trees.* We’ll create an altar. Bring a memento or photo to represent someone from your life who has died, and you wish to honor.   Our … Continue reading IN-PERSON & ONLINE WORSHIP: Celebration of Remembrance

IN-PERSON WORSHIP: Memorial Grove Service

This annual service honors those in our congregation who have died in the past year. We dedicate their names in our Memorial Grove and celebrate the ways they were connected to our community.  We will gather on the Patio for this service. To join us remotely, please use this link.

IN-PERSON & ONLINE WORSHIP: First Sunday Celebration: Animal Blessing

Rev. Morgan McLean; Kate Logvy, Religious Exploration Coordinator; Lu Higgs, Acting Music Director; Worship Team In-person participants will walk through stations, masked and distanced. You may come anytime between 10:30-11:30am. Juuliebells and Sparks Choir will offer special music. Bring your pets, or their representation, to receive a blessing. There will be an altar of remembrance and … Continue reading IN-PERSON & ONLINE WORSHIP: First Sunday Celebration: Animal Blessing

ONLINE WORSHIP: Unlearn and Learn Anew

Online Worship Link For the past 18 months, Rev. McLean has been involved in an international project reimagining international UU relationships. The work of unlearning our American expectations and learning anew to center emerging voices has invited a new depth of connection and mutuality.

IN-PERSON & ONLINE WORSHIP: Celebration: Flowing with Water Communion

September 12, 10:30-11:30am, at UUCD Rev. Morgan McLean; Kate Logvy, Religious Exploration Coordinator; Lu Higgs, Acting Music Director; Worship Team This worship service will be in-person and on Zoom at the same time. This will be a first for us to try! All are invited to have a small sample of water representing your summer experience, and share … Continue reading IN-PERSON & ONLINE WORSHIP: Celebration: Flowing with Water Communion

ONLINE WORSHIP: Pearls of Wisdom, An Annual Service

Online Worship Link Susan Steinbach, Worship Associate Gretchen Muller, Carlena Wike, and Dan Braunstein will each share a piece of learning, insight, and gratitude. Being in community means sharing our lives with many people throughout the years.

ONLINE WORSHIP: Smooth Stones and Jagged Rocks

Online Worship Link Susan Steinbach, Worship Associate 20th century UU theologian James Luther Adams named the Five Smooth Stones of liberal religion, which defined the shaping of our religious thought and personal exploration. Nancy Bowen later reframed these as “jagged rocks” in recognition that our faith, and our individual journeys, often have rough edges. Our … Continue reading ONLINE WORSHIP: Smooth Stones and Jagged Rocks